did you know...

that a 7 (almost 8) month- old can throw a tempter tantrum? Now, I know I am new at this "parenting" thing...but, this took me by complete surprise. Anna threw her first tantrum this week, and had another episode today. She has been VERY clingy with me, and is showing a lot of separation anxiety when I leave the room (or her sight, for that matter). I suppose she is trying to let me know that I must hold her 24/7...or else! She kicks her legs, flails her arms and screams at the top of her lungs...just because I put her on the floor, with her toys, to play. My parents always told me that i would end up with a "little Shannon"....but already? I wasn't prepared for such assertiveness. :).

Time for a fun story. Today, after putting Anna down for a nap, I heard her rustling around in her crib. Since she wasn't fussing, I thought I would let her play and take advantage of the time. After about half an hour, I went in her room to check on her. She was laying sideways in the middle of her crib, hugging about 4 stuffed animals. You see, I had put some stuffed animals in the corner of her crib to try to alleviate some anxiety she was having with being by herself in her room. I thought they would be cheerful faces to look up at when she wakes up. Today, she somehow scooted herself to all 4 corners of the crib and collected the animals to play. It was a Kodak moment, but of course i picked her up without thinking about the camera. Darn.

Dan just got home from work, so we are off to run errands. it's 65 degrees today...crazy!